San Diego: San Diego Natural History Museum Ticket
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Overview
- Journey through 75 million years of natural history at The Nat in Balboa Park!
- Discover 150 years of museum history in our anniversary photo exhibition.
- Dig into Southern California's rich fossil history: from dinosaurs to mastodons.
- Settle into our giant-screen theatre to see a film (or two)!
- Buy a treat in the Flying Squirrel Cafe!
Activity location
- San Diego
- San Diego, California, United States
Meeting/Redemption Point
- 1788 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101, USA | Visitors can enter at the North (fig tree) entrance or the South (fountain) entrance. The ADA and stroller entrance is on the north side of the building.
- San Diego, California, United States
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San Diego: San Diego Natural History Museum Ticket in English
- Opening hours: Thu 10:00 am-5:00 pm
- English
What's included, what's not
- General admission to the San Diego Natural History Museum
- Access to exhibitions and films
- Access to the Flying Squirrel Cafe
- Special events
- Ticketed public programmes like lectures
- Food and drinks (available for purchase)
Know before you book
- Not allowed: Pets
What you can expect
Come celebrate 150 years of the San Diego Natural History Museum this fall!
Visit the the oldest museum in San Diego, and a flagship institution in Balboa Park, featuring the regional natural history and unique biodiversity of Southern California and Baja California! The Museum has four floors of exhibition space, a giant-screen theatre, and San Diego’s only Foucault pendulum!
With permanent exhibitions, rotating films, a robust calendar of events and activities, and the opportunity to see scientists at work, the Museum will expose you to fascinating stories about the natural world, fostering a lifelong love of learning and engaging you in a worldwide scientific dialogue.
Current exhibits include:
Action from the Archives: The Nat at 150
Our anniversary exhibition features regional conservation success stories—both historic and contemporary—as told through photographs and objects from our archives.
Expedition Baja
The Baja California Peninsula: our neighbour in nature. Explore towing mountains, desert flats, and isolated islands, and follow along with researchers working to conserve the peninsula's wild beauty.
Living Lab
Meet more than 20 of your not-so-cuddly neighbors, from stinging scorpions to elusive nocturnal lizards.
The Backyard
Learn and explore the natural world through play. The Nat's youngest visitors (ages 0-5) can play under a shade tree, search for hidden secrets along a wooden fence, or read their favourite book in a cosy potting shed.
Unshelved: Cool Stuff from Storage
This exhibition gives visitors a rare look into the Museum's storage areas. Different specimens offer the opportunity to revel in the natural world in all its beauty and peculiarity.
Extraordinary Ideas from Ordinary People: A History of Citizen Science
This exhibition explores the past, present and future of citizen science through rare books, art, photographs, and historical documents.
Coast to Cactus in Southern California
This exhibition will take you on an immersive walk through the major regions of southern California's coast, inland valleys, mountains, and deserts and celebrate the abundant variety of life found here.
Fossil Mysteries
From dinosaurs to megalodons to mastodons, travel through 75 million years and dig into the rich fossil history of southern California and Baja California.
Giant-Screen Theatre
The Subaru Giant Screen Experience is one-of-a-kind. Settle into the 300-seat, stadium-style theatre and enjoy films on the massive screen.
Showing Daily until November 21, 2024: T. REX and Ocean Oasis
Location
Activity location
- San Diego
- San Diego, California, United States
Meeting/Redemption Point
- 1788 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101, USA | Visitors can enter at the North (fig tree) entrance or the South (fountain) entrance. The ADA and stroller entrance is on the north side of the building.
- San Diego, California, United States
- 1788 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101, USA | Visitors can enter at the North (fig tree) entrance or the South (fountain) entrance. The ADA and stroller entrance is on the north side of the building.
- San Diego, California, United States